chiclete

Portuguese

Etymology

From English Chiclets (a brand of candy-coated chewing gum made by Cadbury Adams), from chicle (principal ingredient of chewing gum), from Spanish chicle, from Classical Nahuatl tzictli (“gum of the sapodilla tree, chewing gum”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃi.ˈklɛ.tɨ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.ˈklɛ.t͡ʃi/
Hyphenation: chi‧cle‧te
Rhymes: -ɛt(ʃ)i

Noun

chiclete m (Brazil) or f (Portugal) (plural chicletes)

gum (single piece of chewing gum)

Synonyms

goma de mascar, pastilha (Portugal), pastilha elástica, chicle, chicle de goma, chiclé (Rio Grande do Sul), chuinga (Mozambique and Angola)

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